FUTURE OF CLUB.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20967, 2 September 1931, Page 9

FUTURE OF CLUB.

DIFFICULTIES AT TE KUITI. AMALGAMATION DESIRED. SERIOUS STATE OF FINANCES. A net loss of £3ll on the year's working was shown in the report of the To Kuiti Racing Club submitted at the annual meeting. The president, Mr. H. Ilothery, said tho finances were in n serious position. It was a disappointment to the committee that out of a membership of 190, only 50 paid their subscriptions for the year. The dates allotted to the club for this season wero November '2l and 23, but in view of tho financial position members would have lo consider whether it was advisable to carry on. The totalisato'r returns for meetings held all over tho Dominion showed substantia} decreases. Tho financial 'depression had curtailed the spending powers of investors, and increased taxation wn9 another ,actor which was causing clubs to lose a very large proportion of their best supporters. Tho meeting held by tho club on the Waipu course in May resulted in a loss of £156. The result was disappointing, but tho committee considered that if tho meeting had been held at To Kuiti a much greater loss would have resulted. The totnlisator turnover amounted to £19,308. Of this amount £lßls lis was paid to tho Government as taxation. This amount did not affect tho club's finances, but caino directly from investors. Unless some measure of support could bo received from tho Government in tho way of a larger rebate, his personal oninion was that tho club, in common with a numbor of country racing clubs, would havo no alternative but to wind up and dispose of its property. Tho club's permits were of value, and might be acceptable to another club, but, it was in.the hatids of members to docidis if tho club should carry on, or arrange amalgamation with another club. A resolution was passed that it be a recommendation to tho incoming committoo to make lyrangcmonts for amalgamation with any suitable club in the South Auckland district. Tho election of officers resulted President. Mr. Roihery; vice-presidents, Messrs. B. Brewer. R. Baddy, C. Harrison: committee members. Messrs. 10. J. Potorsoh, A. D. McLennan and O. R. Cook; auditor. Mr. W. A. Home. REDUCTION OF STAKES. CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB. £6490 LESS IN NOVEMBER. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday. The Canterbury Jockey Club at a meeting to-day decided upon a reduction of £6IOO in the stake money allotted for tho November meeting and to reduce tho number of races on the second and third days to seven. The total stakes will be £9310, against ,'£15,800 last year. NOTES FROM TE AWAMUTU. WORK ON HEAVY TRACK. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] TE AWAMUTU, Tuesday. Steady rain overnight left the track iii a very heavy condition and.no fast times were • recorded at Te Awamutu this morning. The • course-proper was available and most of the horses, were givon useful, work without being fully extended. Supremacy hit out freoly Over four furlongs in 53 l-ss, the last two furlongs oyupving 20s. Supremacy did his work nicely and had a lot in hand at the finsh. Motcre was given strong work! over a mile and n-quarter. He was travelling > well within himself to run the last! mile in 1.55|. -• Red-*Jjioa was .going v ywy. eftsily in front 6f Te Hpia at the conclusion of thieo furlongs run in 41 2-ss, but To Hoia is a lazy' track-worker and did not exert himself. Marechal ' and Trishna finished together afte;.' running an easy seven furlongs in 1.40. Although this was Trishna's first, appearonce oil tho track for several weekri he has done plenty of useful road-work and should not be long in returning to form f ■ Kin«3way sprinted two furlongs m 2bjs without being unduly bustled. . Shamgar and the Illummation-Kiki gelding wore on terms at the end of three furlongs in 38 3-ss. Both maidens worked nicely and are making steady progress. Lucidus ran the first furlong in 13js and completed five in I.9Js, being under a (steady pull throughout., Aspian and Limeeti ran home from tho three-furlong poßt in 414b, tho last two taking 20 l-ss, with Aspian showing to more advantage. , The St. Anions gelding and King s Knave finished together after running four furlongs in 535, which was a good gallop, considering the state of tho going, for horses of their Cl Miss Linley and Sea Ruler were not bustled to run three furlongs m 41s. the last two taking 275. , Loombination showed more speed than Erination in a short sprint up the stragiht. DARGAVILLE PROGRAMME. MEETING AT AVONDALE. The Dargaville Racing Club's programme for its race meeting to be held at Avondale on October 17 and 19 was approved by tho Auckland District Committee yesterday. The programme provides for a total of £2050 in stakes, Tho Dargaville Cup, 1J miles, to bo run on the first day, is worth £2lO, and there is to be one race each day for two-year-olds. Dargaville is likely to bo definitely tho last country club to enjoy the advantage of racing on a city course. It got in early with its application some time before the end of last season, and the Auckland District Committee agreed to it in view of special crcumstanccs At the same time, the committee resolved ihat it would consider no further such applications. PLANS FOR PETERWAH. MAY RETURN TO GISBORNE. Before leaving for Gisborno on Monday, Mr. R. C. Fisken said it was almost certain that ill# champion trotter Peterwah would not take part in the New Zealand Metropolitan Club's November carnival, although he was euily mentioned as a possibility in the New Zealand Cup. When he drove him at Addiftgton Inst month the horso trotted in disappointltx fashion, and as he had not made sufficient progress in the interval to warrant W. J. Tomkinson continuing with his cup preparation, he contemplflted having him sent home again. Peterwah would then be put in work for the Auckland Cup and other events on the Auckland Trotting Club's summer programme. PETER BINGEN'S PROGRESS. TROTTING CUP PREPARATION. Peter Bingen, who has won the New Zealand Cup on two successive occasions, is undergoing another preparation at Tomahere for this year's contest. R. A. McMillan stated on Saturday that the horse was making satisfactory progress and has demonstrated in his work lately that he has lost none of his dash over a short course. From now on McMillan will turn hia attention to getting his. charge to stay. Mr. Wilfrid Johnstone, owner of Peter Bingen, himself a.s well pleased with the progress n.tide in the horse's preparation for thf cup However, his presence in tho field would be governed by the handicap allotted to him. When last handicapped Peter Bingen wae placed on 4.23, which his owner claims should be his cup mark. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. "Rotorua."—The New Zealand horso Autopay is a four-year-old by Paper Money from Trobolli 11. He is at present, in Sydney for tho spring campaign. The Victorian three-year-old co.lt Auto Pay is by Tea Tray from La Pais. TROTTING FIXTURES. Septemboi s—New Brighton Trotting Club. September 12—Wellington Trotting Club.